Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and blue robe with the hood down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Standing 3'7", this man wears an entirely blue suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, marred by teas. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. A true patriot, Gilbert would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a assassin again

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is dressed in an above average manner. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Heward was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Animal Trainer. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished dagger as well. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has no fur. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 gp. Jasper (30 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a yellow shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.